A program controlled by the United States government to provide health care for the needy. It is funded by contributions from the salaries of workers, and is therefore a form of health insurance.(noun)
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Use "medicaid" in a sentence
"Linking SS to medicare and medicaid is a favorite repug tactic."
"Social Security and medicare/medicaid is going broke."
"I am from another country and so please know that medicaid is a government run program."